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Since the friend we share Hershey spaces with is not coming this year due to the recent flooding in our area, we are able to bring a trailer with a lot of stuff that wouldn't fit in my pickup. Bringing a 1913 T rebuilt short block with all covers and low head, 3 running board boxes, a '13-'14 T rebu...

Since the friend we share Hershey spaces with is not coming this year due to the recent flooding in our area, we are able to bring a trailer with a lot of stuff that wouldn't fit in my pickup. Bringing a 1913 T rebuilt short block with all covers and low head, 3 running board boxes, a '13-'14 T rebu...

Many of the Ford tools that I have were nickel plated.

Mike I am sorry for the confusion. Our ts have pans between the engine and frame , thats what I was thinking of when I answered you

I have managed to find three, all different. They work, although a bit awkward. Obviously not with engine pans.

Thank you so much for the help. Now it makes sense. I will scrape some paint off below the switch so as to get a good ground (earth).

We have a 1915 T Roadster with an electric horn. The tube on the steering column is very small diameter and won't admit two wires. The question is, how did Ford wire the horn? Thank you in advance.

A long time ago , Roger Lee told me that liability insurance would add 400. to the cost of his brakes. I think that all of Rogers parts concerning the brakes were sold to a friend in southeastern Massachusetts.

We will be at space C I 10. Bringing '26-'27 Roadster top irons with wooden bows, lots of restored speedometer parts, a lot of brass lamps, cheap box lots to make room, early set repo running board canisters. Also new splash aprons for '12-'14 T $140. Stop by and say 'Hi'.

It is Dom Denio

I will bring this thread back up to the top. I'll be bringing '26-'27 roadster top irons with wood bows installed $450; 1916 Roadster taillight bracket $75; pair 1926 headlights on bar $90; some '60's and early Vintage Ford magazines, nice, restored Gray and Davis tail lamp for larger brass cars (Mo...

A few things so far - '09-'12 aluminum hood new in box (now $355 at Snyders plus s/h) $300; '26-'27 roadster top irons with wood bows installed $450; 1916 Roadster taillight bracket $75; pair 1926 headlights on bar $90; some '60's and early Vintage Ford magazines. More after I start packing.

I want to thank Mike at Classtique for reminding me that the sockets on the inside of my top irons are to secure the rear edge of the top, and Dan for the wonderful pictures. I have never seen the male portion and it's easy to see how it works. Now I guess my question is are the snaps available? And...

I have 2 sets of top irons for a 26\27 roadster one set is about 1 inch taller. Could one year be different than the other ? Another question.... The taller one has holes on the inside with the remains of spring loaded sockets. Is this for side curtains ? Are the sockets available ? Thank you.

I saw one on an original 13 quite a few years ago. There were half circle cut outs on each side. Someone said that they were for side curtains.

I found it interesting that the March issue has only one add for a model T Ford.

I have one in Greeneville.

I put a new top on our 1911 touring about 10 years ago. I was never happy with it as it was cut too wide in the front. Also, the top is not symmetrical. Looking at the car from the front, one side is two inches further from the windshield than the other. Mike Francis of Classtique said he would make...

Thank you Art. That was exactly what I was looking for. When I Talked with Mike at Hershey, I asked for a set for a set of straps like he had made for you.

Does anyone have a picture of the straps that go on top of the top bows? Mike at Classtique made me a set and I would like to see how they go before I remove the deck. Thanks.

New Day works for me.

Russ was doing a great job until it was hacked. Hopefully a clean presentation will be available. Thanks to the Georgia folk fordoing this for us.

I mailed ours this morning.

Karen and I will be at space CI 10. Spaces are under the name of James Bollman. We have some nicer T and A stuff, to include small drum Rocky Mtn Brakes ($750), '26-27 headlights with bar ($90), '31 A radiator shell ($275), NOS Model A ring and pinion. Also a large assortment of speedometer parts (m...

That 26 roadster was the best deal on the field. Ruxtell, solid body , Ricardo head , excellent tires, nice upholstery , bumpers front and rear....I wanted to buy it... my wife said I already had one.

Hank, I enjoyed you and your dad.

I think it was more than 100 !

Thank you. Looking into the past is a great way to learn.

Wonderful photos. Nice striping detail on number 4. Thank you.

For many years, I have put Prestone Anti Rust in the radiator of our '11. It's drained each fall. I feel that straight water is not good for a T motor. I also think that anti-freeze can find its way in places where it shouldn't. It is engine 55988 and I try to take good care of it.

I use them because Ford did. But considering our 11, engine pans send air through the engine compartment. Between the engine pans, transmission pans and lack of louvers on the hood, air from the radiator goes under the car and by rolling the floor mat down warms the driver and passenger.

We will miss seeing you Dan.

Early cams can be 180 degree off because the pin hole goes through . Easy to check.

Karen and I will be there with a bunch of T stuff, including a restored KW coil box with 4 good coils, rebuilt Bosch front plate distributor complete, nice Kingston 4-ball, early original brass floor trim w/screws, assortment of T shackles, nice 13/14 steering column. Look for our new red EZ-Up. Loo...

Ensure that Anderson is firing at 0,90,180, and 270 degrees. I had one that was 7 degrees off at 180 and 4 at 90.

We have been on many national tours with Roger. His red 13 has never looked so good! You did a great job.

Thanks for the pictures Chris. Its nice to see other parts of the world.

There is a number of t models in Greeneville.

The last one looks like a 1917 Coupelet. Wonderful pictures.

Karen and I are signed up . Something to look forward to in 2020 !

Got the same message. Guess they decided not to wait until 1he 15th. They had to consider that folks would be coming from many states.

Toon,
Thanks for your reply. I just used one of the fiber spacers used on the brass top with same result. The capacitor is connected between the upper and the lower bridge. Are brass tops wired differently than regular coils? Thank you.

After rebuilding a coil I throw the used points in a drawer. I seem to have trouble throwing away something that old. Now, when the upper bridge needs to be elevated for proper alignment I snip the brass holes from a used upper bridge. They make an excellent shim. FWIW

Over the years, I have rebuilt many model t coils with good results I replaced the capacitor and tested with both hcct and ecct. I just installed new capacitors in four brass top coils and I can not get a reading or function on any of them. My ecct shows the capacitor as "poor" The side terminals te...

Hi Scott I don't think that piece would be hard to liberate and wouldn't even upset the rich/lean adjustment. My carburetor has never been used. I found another Swan carb. This one is on a model T manifold and is identified as Swan no.534-B It was made by Yale and Towne in Conn. The A1F was made in ...

I have an A1F on a Swan manifold. Its the reverse of the one that you pictured with the intake flange reversed as well. The lever that you circled appears to be brass or bronze. I could loan it to you if that would help.

I used one for 35 years on a stock 1917 motor. I used a stock copper gasket from Langs or Snyders. That head made a big difference on a 1917 couplet.... a heavy T.

Thank you. Now that I knew what to look for, I located a set of straight ones. They seem to be one inch shorter. Is that correct? It will make it a lot easier to adjust my rear brakes !

Does anyone know the difference between 17 to 25 T brake rods and 26,27 brake rods ? Thanks for any help.

Roger was one of a kind. So many memories: On the Saratoga tour, we returned to the motel one day and were met with a chalk outline of a 'body' in the parking lot - the beginning of one of Roger's schemes. It was "Bob" (a dummy) who had been run over by a Model T. I don't remember whose car it was. ...

Karen and I are signed up .Looking forward to it.

Happy birthday Larry. I do like F.J.'s card.

I am 'upgrading' a '26 Roadster Pickup that I didn't restore. After difficulty with the fit of the hand crank and a repro apron, I got a nice apron on eBay. This one has the hole for the screw into the engine mount and the extension where the crank and spring goes. It didn't line up. The new reprodu...

Thank you Norman. I had been turning the u-joint while putting pressure on the slider and nothing happened. I turned the u-joint a tiny bit, reached down and pushed the slider and it went right in. The shifter fits perfectly and now it's all ready to paint. Thanks again! Dave

I assembled a Ruckstell about a year ago. I "thought" that the sliding clutch gear (P146) slid all of the way through the gears. I left the shifter hole open as I needed a new shifter to replace one with a crack. Now I find that the sliding gear will not go far enough in to fit the new shifter. Is t...

Thanks Charles . Yours is the same but with all those words on the reverse. Since the silver jacks were made in Alliance, they must have been used on fords in the early teens.

Does anyone know that they are made by Buckeye ?

I've never seen a date attributed to the block-lettered early Ford jacks. Charles Little's detective work has dated the jack with FORD DETROIT in block letters as 1910 vintage. My FORD DETROIT jack is lettered "Buckeye Alliance Ohio". My question is - what year is the "other" black lettered FORD jac...

Thank you Larry. Its identical to ours except ours says Alliance, Ohio on reverse.

Mine is the same number shown on the first picture. It is stamped on the right side.

Karen and I will be in space CI-10 on the south Chocolate Field (not too far from Willard Revaz). Look for a Crosley sign on the tent. A few of the things that I am bringing are: 2 wooden coil boxes, a front plate Bosch distributor (restored), a pair of nice early front 30 by 3 inch wheels with earl...

Mike, here is the link. It's in the 2015 Forum. http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/506218/523488.html Since then, the body has been completed and is in primer. I just finished the upholstery and am preparing to begin refinishing all the sheet metal for the car. I feel fortunate to have found all 1...

A few years ago , I posted many pictures of a 15 Runabout that I rewooded.

The head is identical to the one that was on our Coupelet that is now in the Piquette Museum. It was driven many miles with excellent results. It is a Jensen head, made by Rod Jensen in Chicopee Falls, Mass. It was advertised in the Vintage Ford magazine in the 60's.

Karen and I will arrive Saturday as well.

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